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Motion designer and animator jobs in the United States
47 open roles for motion designers and animators in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. NetEase Games, Epic Games, Pinterest, Riot Games and Nen Creative have the most. 13 are remote and the median advertised salary is $145K.
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Skills asked for in motion designer and animator roles in the United States
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- Brand & Motion DesignerConstellation Software, Inc. · 🇺🇸New York, New York$95K - $115KFigma
- Motion Designer & Video EditorJoinpogo · 🇺🇸🇨🇦United States/Canada$110K - $130KRemoteFigmaBrand designTypography
- Animation Art Intern - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternUnreal EngineVisual designMotion design
- Motion Graphics Art Intern - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternFigmaUnreal EngineVisual design
- Sr. Motion DesignerCursor · 🇺🇸New York, NY$172K - $250KSeniorFigmaWebGLTypography
- Motion DesignerSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—FigmaUnreal EngineRedshift
- Associate Director, Technical Motion DesignDEPT® · 🇨🇦🇺🇸NY, US, MA, US, IL, US, ON, CAN - Remote$123K - $147KRemoteLead and abovePythonJavaScriptFigma
- Principal, Motion DesignerHut 8 · 🇺🇸Miami, FL—Lead and aboveFigma
- Motion Designer, PPM SMBPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$82K - $169KRemoteFigmaTypographyAdobe Creative Cloud
- Sr. Technical Animator, VRAxon · 🇺🇸Washington, United States$104K - $167KSeniorUnreal EngineNLP
- Production Coordinator - Marketing & Custom AnimationSony Pictures Animation · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States—Google WorkspacePhotoshopMicrosoft Office
- Staff Motion Designer, Design InnovationPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$159K - $327KRemoteLead and aboveDesign systemsInteraction designMotion design
- Animation Tools ProgrammerPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Diego, CA—C++
- Senior Technical Animator2K · 🇺🇸Novato, California, United States$109K - $161KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Motion DesignerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$223K - $247KHybridFigmaBrand designTypography
- Presentation Animator Intern [Spring 2027]Crystal Dynamics · 🇺🇸Remote/Flexible - United States—RemoteInternUnreal Engine
- Senior Motion DesignerJellyfishcareers · 🇺🇸New York$89K - $116KHybridSeniorFigma
- Motion Design InternIris North America · 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA—InternAgileVisual designMotion design
- Gameplay Animation Intern [Spring 2027]Crystal Dynamics · 🇺🇸Remote/Flexible - United States—RemoteInternUnreal Engine
- Senior Motion Artist/Edit - TemporaryMonks · 🇺🇸San Francisco—SeniorFigma
- Animation Intern (Gameplay)- UndergraduateInsomniac Games · 🇺🇸United States, Burbank, CA—InternVisual designIllustration
- Senior Motion DesignerSt Labs · 🇺🇸NYC, NY$130K - $160KSenior
- Builder - Brand & Motion Designer (Contract)Reevo · 🇺🇸Santa Clara—Remote
- AnimatorPersona.ai · 🇺🇸Pensacola, FL—C++
- CG Motion ArtistCelsius · 🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States—TypographyAdobe Creative CloudMotion design
- Principal AnimatorFamiliarMachines · 🇺🇸Los Angeles Metro Area (Glendale, CA)—Lead and aboveMachine Learning
- Motion Design LeadVox Media Group · 🇺🇸New York, NY$110K - $125KLead and aboveFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Lead Technical AnimatorEpic Games · 🇺🇸Cary,North Carolina,United States—Lead and abovePythonUnreal Engine
- Motion DesignerKrea · 🇺🇸San Francisco—TypographyMotion designAfter Effects
- Senior/Lead Gameplay Animator - 3C & FPSNetEase Games · 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇨🇳Canada-Remote; France-Remote; Guangzhou Office; Hangzhou…—RemoteLead and aboveRobotics
- Staff UI Artist, Art and Motion GraphicsLevel · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—Lead and aboveFigmaAgile
- Senior Motion DesignerZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—SeniorFigmaUnreal Engine
- Editor + Motion GraphicsLuma AI · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$126K - $147KHybridBrand designMotion designPhotoshop
- Motion DesignerPerplexity · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $210KHybridFigmaVisual designAdobe Creative Cloud
- Senior Robot AnimatorSkild AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA$100K - $300KSeniorMachine Learning
- Freelance Motion DesignerNen Creative · 🇺🇸New York City—RemoteFigma
- Motion Designer / Video ProducerMacroscope · 🇺🇸San Francisco—
- Graduate Leadership Program - Creative Motion DesignerPMG · 🇺🇸Dallas, Texas—JuniorAgile
- Senior Motion Designer & EditorAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$110K - $180KSeniorUnreal EngineDesign systemsTypography
- Character Performance AnimatorNetEase Games · 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸Canada-Remote; United Kingdom - Guildford Onsite; United…—Remote
- FPS 1P View Gameplay AnimatorNetEase Games · 🇨🇦🇪🇸🇬🇧Canada-Remote; Spain-Remote; United Kingdom - Guildford O…—RemoteUnreal EngineMaya
- Technical Designer in AnimationEpic Games · 🇺🇸Cary,North Carolina,United States—C++Unreal EngineGenerative AI
- Senior Motion DesignerHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$120K - $180KHybridSeniorFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Rive Motion Designer and Animator (Contract-to-Hire)Rilla · 🇺🇸New York City—Remote
- Motion DesignerNen Creative · 🇺🇸New York City—RemoteFigma
- Motion DesignerSuperpower · 🇺🇸San Francisco$120K - $170K
- Senior Software Engineer, Avatar AnimationRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$242K - $294KSeniorC++Lua
Who is hiring for motion designer and animator roles in the United States
Where motion designer and animator roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States47
- 🇺🇸California21
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area13
- 🇺🇸New York, NY9
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA5
- 🇨🇦Canada5
- 🇺🇸Texas3
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom3
- 🇪🇺Europe3
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX2
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about motion designer and animator jobs in the United States
- How many motion designer and animator jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 47 open motion designer and animator jobs in the United States at 40 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 5 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most motion designer and animator jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at NetEase Games (3), Riot Games (2), Pinterest (2), Crystal Dynamics (2) and Epic Games (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote motion designer and animator jobs in the United States?
- 13 of the 47 open motion designer and animator jobs in the United States (28%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do motion designer and animator jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $145K, based on 19 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $126K and $200K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the motion designer and animator jobs in the United States?
- 7 of the 47 open motion designer and animator jobs in the United States (15%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 23 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 40 companies are hiring and 5 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing motion designer and animator jobs in the United States?
- 3 of the 47 open motion designer and animator jobs in the United States (6%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, NLP. Employers still list 47 such roles today at 40 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do motion designer and animator jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often Figma (38%), Motion design (36%), After Effects (30%), Unreal Engine (26%), Typography (21%) of the 47 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Are motion designer and animator jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 47 motion designer and animator jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 40 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 5 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $145K. 13 (28%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for motion designer and animator jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.











